Where does “stā́wti” come from?

stā́wti (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian stā́wti, from Proto-Indo-European stḗw-ti, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

Ancestry of “stā́wti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianstā́wtito praise, laud
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstḗw-ti
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stḗw-tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stā́wti